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Geisinger
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Physician Gastroenterology Hospitalist

Hospital Medicine Top 25% in Hospital MedicineNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Location

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger, a nationally recognized leader in innovation and quality care, is seeking Gastroenterology Hospitalists to join our teams in Scranton, PA

Job Duties

Join our team in our Northeast (Scranton) Region. The GI hospitalist position will offer support to our growing teams in these areas. Enjoy the flexibility and great work/life balance of a 7on/7 off schedule with all the support of a well-established, stable team of Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, and Advanced Practitioners.

At Geisinger, you don’t have to put your life on hold to move healthcare forward. Living in Pennsylvania and working at a nationally recognized system, you’ll have opportunities to deliver innovative patient care, while enjoying a work/life balance that gives you time to explore everything the outdoors has to offer. This is a place where you can get more out of life and make a difference in the lives of your neighbors – at home and across the country.

At Geisinger, Our Gastroenterologists

· Fully integrate with our robust electronic health record (EPIC) and ProvationMD.

· Work closely with mature multi-disciplinary teams.

· GI Hospitalists focus on acute care gastroenterology with minimal outpatient procedures

· No outpatient clinic responsibility

· Dedicated PA/NP support

· All procedures supported by CRNA

· Opportunities for teaching and research if desired.

· Part of a large integrated health network

We Are Proud of the Support We Provide

· Generous incentives available such as forgivable loans (sign on bonus) and/or educational stipend

· Competitive starting salary

· Excellent benefit package, including fully paid relocation, malpractice with tail coverage, generous CME time/allowance of $4500 /15 days, and much more

Position Details

  • Education:
  • Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

  • Certification(s) and License(s):
  • Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills

Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

  • KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
  • EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
  • LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Gastroenterology Hospitalist will focus on acute care gastroenterology with minimal outpatient procedures and no outpatient clinic responsibility. They will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver innovative patient care while utilizing electronic health records.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and be a licensed medical doctor in the state of Pennsylvania. The role requires strong patient care and procedural skills along with the ability to work in a collaborative, integrated health network.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

HepatologyMulti-disciplinary collaboration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$283k (14 salary observations; 123 listings), vs ~$304k nationally (364 salary observations; 2,694 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 50% have no call, 28% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution17 jobs · 10 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
31% this job
Sign-on bonus
19% this job
Relocation assistance
13% this job
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Hospital Medicine

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Living in Scranton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,354/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Forgivable loans (sign on bonus)
Educational stipend
Fully paid relocation
Malpractice with tail coverage
Generous CME time/allowance of $4500 /15 days
Healthcare benefits from day one including vision, dental and domestic partners